Re: All hominids are one species...

From: Martin Reboul (martin.reboul_at_SPAMFUKvirgin.net)
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 06:28:41 GMT

"ELurio" <elurio@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041226194430.06439.00002156@mb-m18.aol.com...
> As to "mules." There are several mammals which have produced them in labratory
> conditions, and that includes the epinonymous horse/ass hybrid.
>
> There was a very famous African/Asian elephant hybrid that lived to be a few
> days old in the 1970s, and I've seen reports (with photos!) of an alleged
> human/chimp hybrid. But that's probably a hoax.

Oh no it isn't! They called him Seppo and taught him to type...

> The current defintion of a species is a group of critters that under normal
> circumstances can produce fertile offspring. Mules and ligers are sterile.

So is Seppo... mentally speaking anyway.
                 Cheers
                       Martin